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Both Switzerland and Peru will come into this international friendly match on the back of less than impressive performances, so we can expect both of them to try and improve tonight in Luzern. That being said, let`s get going with the analysis.
Switzerland was utterly disappointing in the 1-0 win against Jamaica on Friday, very poor football from the home side, which barely got the win in the 84th minute against an accessible opponent. The performance was somewhat surprising considering that Switzerland is a solid team which cruised trough the World Cup qualifications, but at a closer analysis the fact is that the Swiss really did not impress since beating Norway 2-0 in September last year, and prior to the Jamaica game they lost to South Korea and got a home draw against Croatia. There are some players which are not performing right now for the National team and Ottmar Hitzfeld needs to sort things out quickly if Switzerland is to make some noise in the World Cup.
Peru had a poor World Cup qualifying campaign, finishing 7th, and their recent form is worrying to say the least. Peru has 5 losses and 2 draws in the last 7 matches and the visitors are on the back of a heavy 3-0 defeat to England. However, the scoreline is a little harsh, as Peru played pretty good football in the first half and did not allow England to create too many chances. Surely Peru will be fired up to avoid another humiliating defeat today in Luzern.
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Team news & lineups
Switzerland will rotate the squad a little bit as Ottmar Hitzfeld is yet to decide on a standard first 11 for the World Cup, while Peru is expected to field the best called up players.
Switzerland: Benaglio – Lichtsteiner, Djourou, Senderos, Rodriguez – Behrami, Inler – Mehmedi, Shaqiri, Stocker – Seferovic
Peru: Fernandez – Advincula, Callens, Rodriguez, Yotun – Ballon, Ramos – Carillo, Velarde, Flores – Ruidaz
Hitzfeld might give one last chance to Seferovic today, as the Sociedad striker has not scored in over a year for the NT while his backup Drmic has scored three times in the last two matches. If that will be the case, Switzerland will have big problems in front of goal. The hosts are of course a better team than Peru but they do not appear to be too sharp at the moment and this match looks like it could see an upset. Switzerland will try to sort out their problems and won`t care too much for the result, while Peru will be very motivated to prove their worth after the 0-3 defeat to England. The visitors are not mugs, they can play football, and I think they will at least keep this close. My tip is Peru +1 asian handicap. Prediction: Switzerland – Peru 1-1.
Pick: Peru (+1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.21 @ Sbobet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 8.47
Event date: 3 June
